A Distinguished Career

Awards & Honours

Over six decades, Basanta Kumari Samanta has been felicitated by prestigious institutions across Odisha and beyond — each title a mark of a life given wholly to the visual arts.

Citation plaque of the Sindhu-Urmi Rajarani Samman conferred upon Basanta Kumari Samanta on Raja Mahotsav 2026 — Sindhu-Urmi Rajarani SammanConferred by Sindhu-Urmi Sahitya Sansad, Khallikote2026

Artist Basanta Kumari Samanta receiving the Gandhi Gourav Award from Ananiya Utkala Foundation — Gandhi Gourav AwardConferred by Ananiya Utkala Foundation2021

Artist Basanta Kumari Samanta receiving the Best Artist Award from Badri Narayan Patra, Minister of School and Mass Education of Odisha, at Danapur Nodal High School in Ganjam — Best Artist AwardConferred by Badri Narayan Patra, Education Minister of Odisha2023

Basanta Kumari Samanta receiving the Asima honour from Tata Steel — AsimaConferred by Tata Steel

Basanta Kumari Samanta receiving the Kala Gaurav honour from the Ganjam District Union of Working Journalists — Kala GauravGanjam District Union of Working Journalists1997

Basanta Kumari Samanta receiving the Jugalabandi honour from The Samaj — JugalabandiThe Samaj

Basanta Kumari Samanta receiving the Water Colour Master honour from ONGC & IPCA — Water Colour MasterONGC & IPCA

Basanta Kumari Samanta felicitated by the Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi — Odisha Lalit Kala AkademiRecognition for the visual arts

Basanta Kumari Samanta being publicly felicitated for her lifetime of service to art — Public FelicitationFor a lifetime of service to art

Honour Conferred

Innovative ArtworkN.C.E.R.T.

Honour Conferred

Silpi Gopal Kanungo Smarakee SammanIn memory of Silpi Gopal Kanungo1998

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